Shovel



Sept. 23, 1930.

H. M. PFQRSICH SHOVEL Filed Oct. 30, l -8 INVENTOR "HARRY M. rronsron, or

Patented Sept. 23, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFEE MONTPELIER, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR ToHnBBARn a COMPANY,

A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA SHOVEL Application filed October 30, 1928. Serial No. 316,007.

This invention relates to shovels and more particularly to shovels manufactured from sheet metal such, for example, as sheet steel or the like.

An object of this invention is to provide an improved construction for shovels of this type together with an improved method of manufacturing the same.

These and other objects which will be apparent to those skilled in this particular art are accomplished by means of the invention illustratedv in the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a view in elevation of a sheet metal blank from which the shovel is'made. Fig. 2 is a side view of the finished shovel blade and socket, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view thereof.

The particular embodiment of this invention which has been chosen for the purposes ofillustration includes a blade portion 5 of any desired form or shape, pressed from sheet metal into the desired configuration,

-tlie blank 6 having suificient metal in its.

l the frog 7 in the pressing operation.

Heretofore, sheet metal shovels having tubular socket handles have been formed so that the sockets have extended outwardly from the frog portion in a straight line for receiving straight ended handles. This produces an awkward angle between the handle and the shovel blade which gives an insuflicient lift, rendering the shovel inconvenient to handle and extremely tiring to work with. In the present invention the blank 6 has an integral socket arm 8 extending upwardly from the bladeportion, and this socket armportion 8 is pressed around a mandrel in the bending operation into a tubular curved shovel socket 9, integral with the blade 5 and adaptedto receive and be at an ab rupt angle and this portion is curved into the outer socket portion 14. The entire socket 9 tapers gradually from a point closely ad acent the frog 7 to the outer end thereof. operate closed s tom of The blank has cars 15 which coin the finished shovel to carry the ocket down to a level with the hotthe blade as indicated at the point 16, eliminating any V opening at the lower end of the socket seam.

In the preferred embodiment shown in the drawlngs, it will be seen that the outer socket portlon 14 is straightened to a plane substantially parallel to the plane of the top central portion of the blade 5, see Fig. 2,:

in order that the hand force applied to the handle 11 and the footforce applied to the top edge of the blade 5 will be exerted in the tageous most efficient, skillful and -advan manner.

socket e an annular shaped edge.

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by Letters Patent is I claim as new and desire to secure.

e combination in a shovel of a sheet curved tending straight frontwardly of said blade, the eX- end portion of said socket being ened to a plane substantially parallel Further, to avoid the ina;

cut along a common plane, thus providing.

to the plane of the top central portion, of the back of said blade.

e combination in a shovel ofa sheet tending straight end portion of said socket being ened to a plane substantially parallel to the plane of the top central portion of theback of said blade, and a handle having a curved end conforming to said socket portion and rigidly secured therein. e combination in a shovel of a sheet metal blade, an integral handle receiving socket portion of tubular form angularly curved frontwardly of said blade, the extending end portion of said socket being straightened to a plane substantially parallel to .the plane of the top central portion'of the back of said blade, the edge of the extending end of said socket portion being cut on a common plane and conforming to an annular outline, and a handle having a curved end corresponding-to the socket portion and rigidly secured therein.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name this 26 day of Oct,

' HARRY M; PFORSICH. 

